For breakfast this morning my girls had M&M pancakes. Buttermilk pancakes made from scratch with 100% pure organic maple syrup filled with M&Ms.
Nothing remarkable really in a typical week filled with playdates, gymnastics classes, swimming classes, ice skating classes and visits from grandma with a few hours of school sprinkled in. All leading up to an equally typical weekend filed with parties, goodie bags and special trips.
Claire's biggest concern is currently what type of cake she is going to have at her birthday party. Characters, flavors and frosting colors are debated daily.
Things that they are not at all concerned about include waiting for biopsy results, letters from the state tax collector (owning a business, so so fun), millions of dollars in school budget shortfalls, how national healthcare will impact their future, how as a country we will ever get out of this recession and how our little family will make it through.
Not that I am complaining. I have much to be thankful for too. I realize this. It's just that being an adult... eh.
Sometimes I wonder if they are too sheltered. If they are ever going to be prepared to cope with the adult world.
Occasionally our worlds collide:
"Mommy, that's NOT FAIR!"
"Who told you life was fair?"
But in the end, I am happy that for now they get to live in the land of M&M pancakes.
